One block on Alma's Superior St. to be completely shut down for about two weeks

Only one block of Superior Street in Alma will be closed for a few weeks, but that appears to be enough.

The block between Prospect and Park will be completely closed for about two weeks as the city installs new sewer lines.

The work is set to begin any day now, said Alma City Manager Phil Moore.

“We expect to get a lot of calls on that,” he said.

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The sewer lines were never properly sized for the western part of the city, he said.

Not only that, but many of the current lines run under several downtown businesses, Moore said, stressing the concerns among business owners and city employees should a serious problem arise.

The new and bigger sewer lines won’t run under buildings, he added.

“The (lines) will be enlarged and there will be fewer back-ups,” he said.

As Alma goes through its citywide sewer upgrades that include storm water sewers, it was learned that a block of residential homes on Pine Avenue has no access to sewer lines.

For the past 100 years, the homes have been piggy backed on to the sewer lines on Hastings and it’s no longer working, Moore said. At the request of the residents, the city will begin working on that project as well.

Linda Gittleman may be reached at 989-463-6071, lgittleman@michigannewspapers.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/lgittleman.